Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	Summer 1963
Cover Price	0.25 USD
Pages	84
Editing	Julius Schwartz
Notes	On Sale Date - August 15th 1963

Cover Details - "Famous Flash Firsts"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Katmos; Mr. Element [Albert Desmond]; Gorilla Grodd; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Star Sapphire
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Kubert (on main figure)

1 page text article "Table of Contents"

Letters	Typeset
Notes	Inside front cover.

12 page Flash story "Conqueror from 8 Million B.C.!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen] (origin recap); Iris West; Katmos (villain); John Haines
Synopsis	John Haines frees Katmos from his suspended animation and he begins his plans to take over the world.
Genre	superhero
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #105 (February-March 1959)

12 page Flash story "Master of the Elements!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Mr. Element [Albert Desmond](first appearance; origin; villain; later called Dr. Alchemy); Argon (villain); Radon (villain); Krypton (villain); Xenon (villain)
Synopsis	Mr. Element and his henchmen shoot Flash into space in an attempt to get rid of him.
Genre	superhero
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Frank Giacoia
Notes	1st appearance Mr. Element
Reprinted	from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #13 (March-April 1958)

13 page Flash story "Mystery of the Elongated Man!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny] (first appearance; origin); Iris West; Perry Veto (villain)
Synopsis	Elongated Man comes to Central City and Flash suspects him of commiting a string of robberies.
Genre	superhero
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Notes	origin & 1st appear Elongated Man
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #112 (April-May 1960)

2 page Flash filler "How I Draw the Flash"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]
Script	Carmine Infantino
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Carmine Infantino
Reprinted	in Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #169 (April 1967); in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-48 (1976)

12 page Flash story "The Amazing Star Sapphire!"

Characters	The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dr. Maria Flura; Star Sapphire (1st appearance, villain)
Synopsis	The Flash and Dr. Flura are seeming found dead in the streets, but later are discovered to be in a state of suspended animation. Suddenly, Star Sapphire appears to challenge the Flash [in a dream state] to a battle royale, with the preservation of the Earth as the stakes. Unfortunately for the Fastest Man Alive, he has only two minutes to beat her before he dies!
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bob Kanigher
Pencils	Lee Elias
Inks	Moe Worthman
Reprinted	from All-Flash (DC, 1941 series) #32 (December 1947-January 1948)

15 page Flash story "Menace of the Super-Gorilla!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Gorilla Grodd (first appearance; villain); Fred Pearson; Solovar; Gorilla City
Synopsis	Grodd travels to Central City to steal Solovar's mind control power.
Genre	superhero
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Notes	origin & 1st appear of Gorilla Grodd
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #106 (April-May 1959)

Half page Flash cover reprint (on interior page) "Flash Comics #1"

Characters	The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset); Johnny Thunder (inset); The Whip (inset); Cliff Cornwall (inset)
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff
Reprinted	from Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #1 (January 1940)

Half page Flash cover reprint (on interior page) "All-Flash #1"

Characters	The Flash [Jay Garrick]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Everett E. Hibbard
Inks	Everett E. Hibbard
Reprinted	from All-Flash (DC, 1941 series) #1 (Summer 1941)

Half page Flash cover reprint (on interior page) "Showcase #4"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Kubert
Reprinted	from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #4 (September-October 1956)

Half page Flash cover reprint (on interior page) "The Flash #105"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; The Mirror Master
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #105 (February-March 1959)

12 page Flash story "Meet Kid Flash"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West] (first appearance; origin); Iris West
Synopsis	Wally West visits his aunt Iris and meets the Flash. During the meeting a freak accident gives Wally super speed and he becomes the Kid Flash.
Genre	superhero
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Notes	origin & 1st appear of Kid Flash
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #110 (December 1959-January 1960)

1 page text article "Index to Flash issues of Showcase and Flash #105-140"

Synopsis	Contains story titles and art credits for each issue.
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Inside back cover.

1 page Flash illustration "Flash and Barry Allen"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Reprinted	in Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #160